AMAZING GUITAR ACROBATICS It's been a long time since I've had a Music Moment here at the Mad Sociologist Blog. When I saw this video I simply had to share. Talk about using the whole guitar!
Luca Stricagnoli: Last of the Mohicans
On the Anniversary of Howard Zinn’s Death
REMEMBERING THE PEOPLE'S HISTORIAN Some time ago, one of my students, who is significantly more savvy about internet like-type stuff than I am, suggested that I start moving some of the posts from my old blog site, what is now called The Original Mad Sociologist, to this site. Meh. I'm really not one to rehash... Continue Reading →
How Can We Achieve Single Payer?
WHAT BERNIE SHOULD HAVE SAID So presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced his health care plan last week with significant response. Those like myself, who have been advocating for a single payer plan, rejoiced. We finally have an candidate who is speeking our language. More practical liberals, on the other hand, had characteristically well thought out... Continue Reading →
The Sociology of R2D2
ON THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE, SLAVERY AND R2D2 THE MASTERMIND! All right, so it's the end of the quarter, and thus a difficult time for me to post regularly. I've had some serious commentary on the blog lately, and have a few more serious pieces in draft form, almost ready to go. It's just been... Continue Reading →
Are You a Real Man?
WHATEVER THAT MEANS How we talk about manhood and masculinity, its discursive formations, shapes how we think about ourselves as men and our relationships with those we love. It's time for real men to look beyond how masculinity is shaped. Below is a video on 48 Things Men Hear in a Lifetime that are Bad... Continue Reading →
2015 A Breakthrough Year for the Earth?
AT THE VERY LEAST AN EYE OPENER? Maybe we can, at the very least, start talking about Global Climate Change. Let's face it, 2015 went out almost as if the Earth were screaming at us to take her into consideration when making our New Years' Resolutions. Here in South Florida, we spent Christmas sweating through... Continue Reading →
